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YOG-62

Awards, Citations and Campaign Ribbons


Precedence of awards is from top to bottom, left to right
Top Row - China Service Medal (extended) - American Campaign Medal
Bottom Row - Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal - World War II Victory Medal - Navy Occupation Service Medal (with Asia clasp)
YOG-5 Class Gasoline Barge (Self-propelled):
  • Laid down in 1944 at Albina Engine and Machine Works, Portland, OR.
  • Launched, date unknown
  • Delivered to the US Navy and placed in service as YOG-62 in 1945
  • Assigned to Shanghai in 1945
  • Placed out of service, date unknown
  • Struck from the Naval Register, date unknown
  • Final Disposition, fate unknown
    Specifications:
    Displacement 440 t.(lt) 1,390 t.(fl)
    Length 174'
    Beam 33'
    Draft 13'
    Speed unknown
    Cargo Capacity 6,570 Bbls
    Complement 1 Officer, 22 Enlisted
    Armament two single 20mm AA gun mounts
    Propulsion
    Union Diesel engine, single screw, 560shp
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    YOG-62 28k YOG-62 at anchor in the Whangpoo River at Kwajalein Atoll, March 1947. Herbert C.Jordan QMS3c, YO77
    There is no DANFS history available for YOG-62 at Navsource
    Crew Contact And Reunion Information
    U.S. Navy Memorial Foundation - Navy Log
    Fleet Reserve Association
    Additional Resources and Web Sites of Interest
    No Information Available
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    Last Updated 15 January 2010